Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Mobilizing the Latina Myth 1
5. 2. Dolores Del Rio Dances across the Imperial Color Line 24
6. 3. Carmen Miranda Shakes It for the Nation 49
7. 4. Rita Hayworth and the Cosmetic Borders of Race 70
8. 5. Rita Moreno, the Critically Acclaimed “All-Round Ethnic” 101
9. 6. Jennifer Lopez, Racial Mobility, and the New Urban/ Latina Commodity 126
10. Notes 145
11. Works Cited 159
12. Index 171
13. About the Author 179